Workplace conflict costs American business and industry over $36 billion dollars a year. And, we have had an 856% increase in workplace conflict over the past five years. What is causing this alarming trend? Most researchers say it is due to the pressure to do more with less (create more product or services with less people, time, money, space, etc.).

While this characterization is probably right, there also seems to be an indication that individually, we are less skilled at handling issues that cause us to differ.

Join ATD on the 19th to look at some of the causes of this increase in conflict and also look at our individual tendencies and how we deal with differences. We all have a style of dealing with conflict; sometimes our style makes the issue worse and sometimes it contributes to our ability to resolve issues constructively.

Stacy Myers is the founder and president of Advanced Management, Inc., a company that provides services which make business and manufacturing processes more profitable by managing a company's human resources more effectively.

Prior to founding Advanced Management, Inc. in 1988, Dr. Myers had successful careers with two major corporations. Before entering the corporate world, he was a Professor at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois and the Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Communication at Morehead State University in Kentucky.

Dr. Myers has served as a consultant and/or facilitator to over a hundred of the Fortune 500 companies including General Electric, John Deere, Consolidated Edison, Tennessee Valley Authority, Toyota, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Lockheed Martin. He has served as Chairman of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, and on the Boards of the East Tennessee Economic Council, Technology 2020, Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership, and the East Tennessee Economic Development Association.

He is very active professionally in the Association for Talent Development and the Society for Human Resource Management. He is a native of Sparta (White County), Tennessee, is married to Patricia Tanis Myers and has two daughters (Kristin & Amy) and two grandsons (Zachary & Elijah).

Networking and lunch will be available starting at 11:30am, and the program begins promptly at 12:00pm. Let us know of any dietary restrictions upon check-in at the registration desk.

Cancellation requests/refunds will be honored within 48 hours notice if paid in advance. Payment will be due for no-shows.